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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

kinase

/(kī"nās)/ · ki·nase · IPA /ˈkaɪneɪz/
01 n. One of a class of enzymes that catalyze transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to another molecule; it is a type of phosphorylase.
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    One of a class of enzymes that catalyze transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to another molecule; it is a type of phosphorylase.(Biochemistry)